Biography:
It was once said that art is an expression
of life. The way in which we choose to view it, hear it,
dance to it, speak it and write about it is the passion
that drives an artist to create. Alton comes to the world
painting a musical canvas. Molded, shaped and reared on
Stevie Wonder, Santana, Parliament Funkadelic and the Philadelphia
sound, he grew to be an avid clubber. On a frenzied tour
of clubs in North America Alton began honing his skills
under the electrifying energies of Ron Hardy, Frankie Knuckles,
Larry Levan and Timmy Regisford. Alton, along with his friends,
set out to recreate the energy and atmosphere they experienced
in the clubs and opened the world renowned dance club the
music Institute.
The Music Institute was one of the epicenters
of the underground House Movement where Alton and Chez Damier
shared a residency on Saturday nights helping to create
the musical volcano that erupted worldwide in 1988. Alton’s
affinities for rhythms inspired him to take up conga drumming,
leading to an accompaniment for the locally based Katherine
Dunham Dance Company. Drumming and its connections to rhythms
of all music have proven to be influential to his musical
growth.
In 1991 Alton recorded his first release
“Pleasure Baby” for Serious Grooves/KMS Records.
His second release, “I Like Having You” was
a debut for his vocal talents. “Dusk” was recorded
under the pseudonym Aphrodisiac and was critically acclaimed
on both European and North American charts. Since his early
recordings Alton has amassed worldwide success and exposure
as a House music producer / dj.
Alton has recorded and released music for
some of the best independent labels in the industry. Guidance
Recordings and BPM Records were plateaus for Alton’s
inner growth as a musician and songwriter / producer. Past
and recent releases include recordings for Planet E, King
Street/Nitegrooves, Trackmode Records, Moods and Grooves
and KDJ. Alton teamed up with vocalist / playwrite Dorothea
Sharon on their debut single “Glory” for the
Japanese label Life Line Records. In September 2003, Alton
debuted on Peacefrog, with his first album “Stories
from Bohemia”. The recent release of “Chose
to Believe” (Original full vocal) and “My Life”
on Deeper Soul Recordings out of Chicago debuted at #42
on the DJ Mag “Breaks and Beats” chart.
Alton’s remix credits to date include:
Sean Deason’s “Allegory Metaphor” on Intuit-Solar,
Jacob Desvarieux’s “An Di Adie” on Distance,
Kenny Carvel’s “Rise” featuring the late
John Redmond on Music 101 and Lorca’s “I Cry”
featuring Mandel Tuner on F-com.
From 1989 to present Alton has toured Canada,
Chile, England, France, Japan, Switzerland and various other
countries defining House music as he has experienced and
lives it. His intimate connection with the drums and varied
African influenced rhythms result in compositions that move
people physically and emotionally. Hearing Alton dj defines
what House music is all about!
